Posted on 12/13/2016 4:56:29 AM PST by reaganaut1
Only a few weeks ago Hillary Clinton’s campaign was denouncing Donald Trump as un-American for saying the election might be “rigged.” We criticized Mr. Trump at the time. But now that Mrs. Clinton has lost, her campaign is claiming the election really was rigged, albeit for Mr. Trump by Russian meddling, and it wants the Electoral College to stage what amounts to a coup.
That’s the only way to interpret the extraordinary statement Monday by Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta endorsing a special intelligence briefing for electors a week before they cast their ballots for President on Dec. 19. He released the statement hours after 10 members of the Electoral College sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper seeking information on foreign interference in the election to judge if Mr. Trump “is fit to serve.” One of those electors is House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s daughter.
“The bipartisan electors’ letter raises very grave issues involving our national security. Electors have a solemn responsibility under the Constitution and we support their efforts to have their questions addressed,” Mr. Podesta said. “We now know that the CIA has determined Russia’s interference in our elections was for the purpose of electing Donald Trump. This should distress every American.”
What should really distress Americans is that the losers are trying to overturn the election results based on little more than anonymous leaks and innuendo. Whatever Russia’s hacking motives, there is no evidence that the emails it turned up were decisive to the election result. Mr. Podesta is citing a CIA judgment that Americans have never seen and whose findings are vaguely public only because one or more unidentified officials chose to relate them to a few reporters last week.
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The Putsch continues.
They rigged the primaries but could not rig the election. Just stop crying already.
Every liberal is a lying totalitarian thug.
Who cares what ten Hillary electors want?
I read somewhere that only one of these electors is a Republican. I’m guessing it’s the Texan.
This woman felt so entitled that she thought the White House should be given to her.
This was not the case, and still she cannot grasp she lost.
here is a tip for her. Have another drink , throw some more furniture, and then be a Grandma.
If this happens it will be a full blown revolution.
Hillary, November 2016 -- "The election was rigged."
Media, November 2016 -- "You know, she has a good point. We need to make sure these results are overturned."
John Podesta is a bitter clinger.
Democrats are masters at vote fraud. After you subtract that out (including illegals voting, double voting, dead people voting, stuffed ballots, etc), Trump likely easily won the popular vote too.
Trump has 400 flag rank officers on his side and at least three in his cabinet.
The call to arms will be heeded and the soft coup will result in blood in the streets
First the Clinton campaign lost, then the Clinton campaign lost it.
I repost this fact once again.....the entire Democrat Pary dies politically with each passing day!!! End of story!!! Obama, Clinton & company have destroyed the Democrat Party!!!
Chris Wallace: Please interview Hillary to ask that debate question you forgot to ask her (but did ask Donald).
Once upon a time, long, long ago, people would have been embarrassed and ashamed to be seen acting in this preposterously childish and petulent manner.
But that was then, this is now.
Flavor du jour.
Racism - Nope
Sexism - Nope
Misogyny - Nope
Ignorance - Nope
Russians - Nope
Little Green Men from Mars - Nope
Why, that’s just........horrifying......
Good to see the WSJ in the side of the angels in this dispute. Tends to bring along many of the anti-Trump
Republicans. The DemonCraps have to be stopped here and now. Otherwise they’ll try this every time they lose an election.
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